420  
CDUS43 KFSD 062233  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
533 PM CDT FRI OCT 06 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 6 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 56 3:09 PM 88 2007 67 -11 59  
MINIMUM 43 7:31 AM 21 1898 43 0 38  
AVERAGE 50 55 -5 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 2.15 2008 0.09 -0.07 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.75 0.60 0.15 0.09  
SINCE SEP 1 1.26 3.33 -2.07 2.03  
SINCE JAN 1 15.14 24.04 -8.90 21.21  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 15 11 4 16  
MONTH TO DATE 24 59 -35 21  
SINCE SEP 1 46 185 -139 90  
SINCE JUL 1 49 202 -153 90  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 45 6 39 12  
SINCE SEP 1 209 95 114 138  
SINCE JAN 1 1277 845 432 1102    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 43 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 88 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 17 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 6 2023.......SUNRISE 7:30 AM CDT SUNSET 6:59 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 7 2023.......SUNRISE 7:31 AM CDT SUNSET 6:58 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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